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Oxford University Press Espaa S.A., 2012
SPAINS NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
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What do we know?
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LOCATION, RELIEF AND RIVERS
1- GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION:
It comprises part of the Iberian Peninsula, the Balearic Islands, the Canary
Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
Location: Northern Hemisphere, south-west Europe
Area: 505 370 km2
Surrounded by: Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean and Cantabrian Seas.
Fact: 4th largest country in Europe
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LOCATION, RELIEF AND RIVERS2- RELIEF:
The Peninsula
Centre:the Meseta (submesetas norrte and sur) Around the Meseta (mountain ranges): Cordillera Cantabrica,
Macizo Galaico-Leons, Sistema Ibrico, Sierra Morena
Beyond the Meseta: Ebro and Guadalquivir (valleys); The Pyrenees,
Cordilleras Costero-Catalanas and Sistemas Bticos(Mountainranges)
The coast: cliffs and riasin the north
Islands
The Canary Islands: Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote,Fuerteventura, La Palma, El Hierro and La Gomera. There are
volcanoes such as the Teide
The Balearic Islands:Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, Formentera and
Cabrera
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Spains relief
Find three mountain ranges on the map that are around the Meseta.
Find three other mountain ranges that are not around the Meseta.
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LOCATION, RELIEF AND RIVERS
3- RIVERS
Classified into different catchment areas:
- Cantabrian Sea: short, regular flow (Bidasoa, Nervin, Naln)
- Atlantic Sea: long, irregular flow (Mio, Tajo, Duero, Guadalquivir)
- Mediterranean Sea: short, light, irregular flow(Ebro, Turia, Jcar, Segura)
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Spains rivers
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CLIMATE
SPAIN (peninsula and islands)temperate zone
CLIMATE TYPES:
MARITIME (north of the Peninsula)
MEDITERRANEAN COASTAL (East of the Peninsula)
MEDITERRANEAN INLAND (centre)
SUB-TROPICAL (Canary islands)
ALPINE (high mountains of Pyrenees, etc)
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Spains climates
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Natural hazards
Which natural hazards are shown in these images?
In which regions of Spain do these natural hazards occur most often?
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
DEFORESTATION Crops/grazing; forest fires
EROSION fertilisers/pesticides; overgrazing; excessive builging in rural areas
DESERTIFICATION deforestation; overgrazing; poor agricultural irrigation
systems
ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION gases from factories, vehicles
NOISE POLLUTION traffic
WATER AND LAND POLLUTION agriculture, industry and homes
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Environmental problems
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